Explore our diverse range of academic offerings designed to inspire, challenge, and expand your intellectual horizons. Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise in a specific field, explore new areas of interest, or engage with world-class instructors, our courses cater to a variety of academic goals. Browse through our list to discover the opportunities awaiting you this summer, and take the next step in your academic journey at Yale.
ECON S1117 (CRN: 30058) | Learn More
Instructors: Helen Pushkarskaya
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 10.00-11.45
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. Introduction to data analysis from the beginning of the econometrics sequence; exposure to modern empirical economics; and development of credible economic analysis. This course emphasizes working directly and early with data, through such economic examples as studies of environmental/natural resource economics, intergenerational mobility, discrimination, and finance. Topics include: probability, statistics, and sampling; selection, causation and causal inference; regression and model specification; and machine learning and big data. Prerequisites: ECON 1108, 1110, 1115 or AP Micro score of 4 or 5. 1 Credit. Session A: May 25 – June 26. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480. Technology Fee: $85.
ECON S2159 (CRN: 30261) | Learn More
Instructors: Zvika Neeman
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MW 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to college students only
In-person Course. An introduction to the theory of multi-person decision problems and its application in economic analysis. Discussion of static and dynamic noncooperative games with particular attention to the notions of Nash equilibrium and sub-game perfect equilibrium. Prerequisite: knowledge of basic calculus and probability recommended. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480.
ECON S2226 (CRN: 30059) | Learn More
Instructors: Rohen Shah
Dates: Session A, May 25 - June 26, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Standard economic theory typically assumes a fully rational decision maker. While this is a powerful modeling tool, it has faced substantial critique for being unrealistic. Rather than discarding this framework, behavioral economics investigates how relaxing some of these rationality assumptions changes economic predictions and insights. This course introduces key cognitive biases that shape real-world decision, and their implications for classical economic analysis. We will develop both an intuitive and mathematical understanding of these biases (present bias, loss aversion, decoy effect, etc.) and will explore empirical evidence that demonstrates biases in practical settings. The course strikes a balance between accessibility and rigor by discussing formal logic underlying behavioral patterns without requiring training in calculus or advanced microeconomic theory. Prerequisites: ECON 1108, 1110, 1115, or completed AP Microeconomics with a score of a 4 or 5. 1 Credit. Session A: May 25 – June 26. Tuition: $5480.
ECON S2276 (CRN: 30060) | Learn More
Instructors: Sarath Sanga
Dates: Learn more on the Yale Study Abroad program page
Course Mode: Study Abroad
Meeting Times: MTWTh 9.00-1.00
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to college students only
This course is part of a Yale Summer Session Program Abroad and cannot be taken independent of the program. Interested students must apply to Yale Study Abroad by January 20th. For more detailed information about the program, including a description of the courses, instructors, housing, excursions, and budget, visit the Yale Study Abroad program page.
ECON S3365 (CRN: 30237) | Learn More
Instructors: Dylan McKay
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: M-F 10.00-11.15, TTh 1.00-2.00
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Eligibility: Open to college students only
In-person Course. Paradigms for algorithmic problem solving: greedy algorithms, divide and conquer, dynamic programming, and network flow. NP completeness and approximation algorithms for NP-complete problems. Algorithms for problems from economics, scheduling, network design and navigation, geometry, biology, and optimization. This course provides algorithmic background essential to further study of computer science. Prerequisite: CPSC 2230 and CPSC 2020 (or equivalent course- ex. MATH 2440). For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480.
ECON S3378 (CRN: 30061) | Learn More
Instructors: Theofanis Papamichalis
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: MWF 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to college students only
Online Course. This course explores the intersection of macroeconomics and financial markets, examining how financial frictions, institutions, and policies shape aggregate outcomes. Topics include the role of financial intermediaries in business cycles, asset pricing and risk premia in macro contexts, credit, liquidity and equity constraints, the transmission of monetary and fiscal policy through financial channels, sovereign debt and default, and the interaction between global capital flows and domestic economies. Students will develop a working knowledge of baseline theoretical frameworks (e.g., financial accelerator; collateral and leverage constraints; intermediary asset pricing; macro models with an explicit financial sector) and engage with empirical evidence on crises, bubbles, and financial stability. All models and frameworks are presented in a pedagogically adapted form appropriate for undergraduate audiences, prioritizing clarity, intuition, and economic insight while maintaining analytical rigor. The course equips students with tools to understand how financial markets transmit and amplify macroeconomic shocks in modern economies. Prerequisites: ECON 1108, 1110, 1115 (or equivalent), and ECON 1111 or 1116 (or equivalent), and ECON 2122 or 2125 (or equivalent). Recommended: Calculus, Intermediate Microeconomics. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480. Technology Fee: $85.
EDST S1350 (CRN: 30227) | Learn More
Instructors: Fred Volkmar
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 10.00-11.45
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. Survey of current understandings and treatment of autism from infancy through adulthood. Topics include etiology, diagnosis and assessment, treatment and advocacy, and social neuroscience methods. Focus on ways in which research findings are integrated into diagnosis and treatment practices. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or completed AP Psychology with a score of 4 or 5. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480. Technology Fee: $85.
EDST S2555 (CRN: 30178) | Learn More
Instructors: Riché Barnes
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences, Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. Blends urban history with educational and housing policy to explore how spatial relationships have shaped opportunity since the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision, Brown V. Board of Education. Investigates a range of historical, legal, and contemporary issues relevant to both the segregation and desegregation of American cities and their public schools in the twentieth century. Uses Atlanta, GA as a case study in how race, cities, schools and space have been differently understood in the South as compared to the North, and to Atlanta as compared to other “Deep South” cities. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480. Technology Fee: $85.
ENAS S1000 (CRN: 30182) | Learn More
Instructors: Daniel Prober
Dates: Session A, May 25 - June 26, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TWTh 9.30-11.45
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Science
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Seminar that covers the technology, use, and impact of energy on the environment, climate, security, and the economy. Emphasis on what drives people's choices and how to transition to renewable energy. Tours of energy facilities on the Yale campus. Prerequisite: completion of high school physics and chemistry. 1 Credit. Session A: May 25 – June 26. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480.
ENAS S1000 (CRN: 30186) | Learn More
Instructors: Daniel Prober
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TWTh 9.30-11.45
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Science
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Seminar that covers the technology, use, and impact of energy on the environment, climate, security, and the economy. Emphasis on what drives people's choices and how to transition to renewable energy. Tours of energy facilities on the Yale campus. Prerequisite: completion of high school physics and chemistry. 1 Credit. Session A: May 25 – June 26. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480.
ENAS S1510 (CRN: 30062) | Learn More
Instructors: Mitchell Smooke
Dates: Session A, May 25 - June 26, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TWThF 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Eligibility: Open to college students only
Online Course. The course will introduce the engineering and applied science student to multivariable calculus for use in solving problems of physical interest. The course will focus on topics including three-dimensional spaces and vectors, vector-valued functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and vector calculus including Greens', Stokes' and the divergence theorems. Prerequisite: MATH 1150 or completed AP BC Calculus with a score of a 4 or 5. Not after MATH 2250 or 2260. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session A: May 25 – June 26. Tuition: $5480. Technology Fee: $85.
ENAS S1940 (CRN: 30063) | Learn More
Instructors: Mitchell Smooke
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TWThF 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Eligibility: Open to college students only
Online Course. Basic theory of ordinary and partial differential equations useful in applications. First- and second-order equations, separation of variables, power series solutions, Fourier series, Laplace transforms. Prerequisites: ENAS 1510 or MATH 1200 or equivalent, and knowledge of matrix-based operations. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480. Technology Fee: $85.
ENAS S4030 (CRN: 30257) | Learn More
Instructors: Jorge Torres
Dates: Session A, May 25 - June 26, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: N/A
Eligibility: Open to college students only
In-person Course. A survey of the origins, practice, and business models of venture capital with application to engineering science. Consideration of three major areas: the history and purpose of venture capital; the practical details of venture investing; and advanced topics on business models, technology ecosystems, and ethics. Particular exposure to principles of entrepreneurship, including intellectual property strategy, market validation, customer discovery, positioning, and capital formation. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session A: May 25 – June 26. Tuition: $5480.
ENGL S1014 (CRN: 30064) | Learn More
Instructors: Angus Warren
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 1.00-3.15
Distributional Requirements: Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. An introduction to academic argument and well-reasoned analysis, using a broad spectrum of nonfiction prose. Intensive instruction and practice in writing argumentative essays. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. (CRN 30064: The Politics of Anger; CRN 30065: Invented Languages). Tuition: $5480.
ENGL S1014 (CRN: 30065) | Learn More
Instructors: Daniel Swain
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 1.00-3.15
Distributional Requirements: Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. An introduction to academic argument and well-reasoned analysis, using a broad spectrum of nonfiction prose. Intensive instruction and practice in writing argumentative essays. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. (CRN 30064: The Politics of Anger; CRN 30065: Invented Languages). Tuition: $5480.
ENGL S1020 (CRN: 30066) | Learn More
Instructors: Jennifer Stock
Dates: Session A, May 25 - June 26, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Close study of modern nonfiction prose prepares students to become critical readers and to apply professional strategies to their own writing. Readings from such authors as Joan Didion, Zadie Smith, George Orwell, Jia Tolentino, and James Baldwin. Written assignments, involving frequent revision, include personal experience, profile, cultural critique, and humor. Prerequisite: College-level writing course or completed AP English with a score of 4 or 5. 1 Credit. Session A: May 25 – June 26. Tuition: $5480.
ENGL S1021 (CRN: 30067) | Learn More
Instructors: Seth Walls
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. How did politics begin? Aristotle suggested that the answer ought to be self-evident—at least to a noble audience. Citing the poet Hesiod, he also placed a priority on “speaking well.” But what if one has not been blessed from birth with noble station? And how do we decide what amounts to speaking well? Welcome to Writing About Politics! In this class, you will experiment with several forms that writers on politics have made their own over time. Profile writing, opinion-driven analysis of empirical trends, and satire will all be part of the mix. We will look at some ideas from antiquity and the Enlightenment before settling into a particular focus on the post-WWII United States. Writers whose work we will consider range from Voltaire to Sontag, from W.E.B. Du Bois to William F. Buckley, Jr., and beyond. Prerequisite: ENGL 1014, 1020, or other intro WR course; HS students: College-level writing class or AP English score of 4 or 5 strongly recommended. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. (This course is included in the YSS Program in Politics, which also requires enrollment in PLSC S3437, Nationalism and Democracy. Program Cost: $10,805. Please refer to the program website for more details.)
ENGL S1023 (CRN: 30068) | Learn More
Instructors: R Clifton Spargo
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MW 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Introduction to the writing of fiction, poetry, and drama. Development of the basic skills used to create imaginative literature. Fundamentals of craft and composition; the distinct but related techniques used in the three genres. Story, scene, and character in fiction; sound, line, image, and voice in poetry; monologue, dialogue, and action in drama. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480.
ENGL S1026 (CRN: 30069) | Learn More
Instructors: Jonathan Kramnick
Dates: Session A, May 25 - June 26, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: MW 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities, Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. This course has three purposes: To acquaint students with some of the greatest poetry from the English Revolution to our own time; to develop critical thinking about "what's in, what's out" (the problem of canonicity or the relation of what others have chosen to what one holds dear oneself); and to develop writing skills (especially those skills and practices that differentiate good high school writing from collegiate writing and adult essay writing generally). 1 Credit. Session A: May 25 – June 26. Tuition: $5480. Technology Fee: $85.
ENGL S1027 (CRN: 30070) | Learn More
Instructors: John Williams
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: MWF 1.00-3.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities, Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. This course serves as both an introduction to as well as an exploration of American literature from the nineteenth century to the present. We will ask many questions of these texts, not the least of which is “what do we mean when we say ‘American?’” Given the wide range of the body of work that comprises American literature, however, we will also periodically ask in passing what we mean by “literature,” so as to consider what roles the literary plays in creating and shaping the possibilities of social imagination, private and public discourse, as well as one’s own identity. Emphasis on analytical reading, critical writing, and class discussions. Authors include Melville, Poe, Hawthorne, Whitman, Dickinson, Barnes, Toomer, H. Crane, W. C. Williams, L. Hughes, and M. Robinson. 1 Credit. Session B: June 29 – July 31. Tuition: $5480. Technology Fee: $85.
